Seawater raising people’s blood pressure to levels as risky as being sedentary, scientists say

NewsHealthSeawater raising people’s blood pressure to levels as risky as being sedentary, scientists saySalty water linked to 26 per cent higher risk of hypertension as rising global sea levels affect freshwater supplies Jane Dalton Thursday 16 April 2026 22:20 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959345","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/blood-pressure-risk-sea-water-salt-b2959345.html","title":"Seawater raising blood pressure to levels as risky as being sedentary, scientists say"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-29881","index":0}A glass of tap water may have higher salt today because of climate change (Getty/iStock)Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailGet our free Health Check emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Health_Newsletter","regTitle":"Health Check","subscriptionGroup":"health","subscriptionGroupId":"a476a40b-80d6-475e-83ee-36e2c8c6dcb9","type":"health","pathPrefix":["/news/health","/news/science"],"associatedAuthors":["Rebecca Thomas"],"title":"Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health","mobileTitle":"Get our free Health Check email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/healthCheck1_1.png","description":"Behind the headline review on the week in health","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHealthNews","regSourceSection":"Health","regSourceMethod":"NS...